As a teacher and parent, I agree. I am a very open-minded, tolerant, liberal person, but I have to say this crosses the line for me. I have never required my students to say the pledge. They do by choice after I go into detail about the history of the flag and our country and the people who have died defending both. This country was established UNDER GOD and that is how we honor it. Anyone coming into our school systems know that. It is the very nature of our country that gives us freedom to choose. They can choose to stay or leave. They can choose to send their children to another school or home school them.